Market Report - Europe
Europe midday: Shares edge further ahead on Unilever bid for GSK assets
European edged further ahead at midday on Monday as investors eyed Unilever’s attempts to buy the consumer health division of GSK.
Europe open: Shares edge lower on hawkish Fed comments
European shares fell at the opening on Friday after US central bank officials signalled rate rises were on the way as inflationary worries persisted.
Europe midday: Shares lower as inflationary worries intensify
European shares were lower on Thursday as companies reported persistent inflationary pressures and the ongoing spike in Covid Omicron cases and shares in UK house builder Countryside Properties fell by almost a third.
Europe open: Shares edge lower as Countryside Property slumps
European shares opened slightly lower on Thursday amid inflationary pressures and the ongoing spike in Covid Omicron cases.
Europe midday: Shares extend gains on corporate updates, Powell comments
European shares rose extended gains on Wednesday on the back strong corporate updates and less hawkish-than-expected comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s in his Congressional hearing testimony on Tuesday.
Europe open: Shares up on Powell comments
European shares rose at the open on Wednesday on the back of gains on Wall Street as investors were cheered by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s more moderate comments in his Congressional hearing testimony.
Europe midday: Shares lower on Atos profits warning, UK housebuilders
European shares were still lower at midday, driven lower by UK building stocks, another profits warning at French technology consulting company Atos and worries over early interest rate rises in the US.
Europe open: Shares lower as UK housebuilders hit with cladding bill
European shares started the week in subdued mood, with UK house building stocks lower on news the UK government was ordering firms to pay £4bn for the removal of dangerous cladding.
Europe midday: Shares lower as Eurozone inflation spikes
European shares were on the slide at the end of the week as eurozone inflation hit a new record in December.
Europe open: Shares slip ahead of US payroll data
European shares were on the slide at the end of the week after US shares closed lower overnight and investors eyed US weekly jobless data euro zone inflation numbers later in the day.
Europe midday: Hawkish Fed dampens sentiment as shares slide
European stocks pared losses at midday on Thursday after hawkish comments in US Federal Reserve meeting minutes hit US shares overnight.
Europe open: Shares slump on hawkish Fed minutes
European stocks slumped by 1. 25% at the open on Thursday after hawkish comments in US Federal Reserve meeting minutes hit US shares overnight.
Europe midday: Investors show appetite for Ocado
European shares extended gains on Wednesday despite economic growth in the eurozone easing to a nine-month low in December as Covid took its toll.
Europe open: Shares tread water after Tuesday rally
European shares edged ahead at the open on Wednesday after the previous session’s rally, as investors eyed higher US Treasury yields and the latest Federal Reserve minutes.
Europe midday: Stocks push higher as travel sector surges
Travel stocks were still pacing the advance in European equity markets by midday on Tuesday, as investors punted on hopes that further curbs may not be needed to deal with the Omicron Covid variant.
Europe open: Shares hit records as travel stocks take off
Travel stocks dominated record European share action at the opening on Tuesday as investors punted on hopes that further curbs may not be needed to deal with the Omicron Covid variant.